Subscribe Now! National Geographic Magazine $15
Home
Animals
Daily News
Environment
Games
Green Guide
History
Kids
Maps
Music
Photography
Science & Space
Travel & Cultures
Video
National Geographic Channel
Magazines
National Geographic
Traveler
Adventure
Shop
Subscriptions
TV & Film
Travel With Us
Our Mission
Visit our Online Shops
Books & Atlases
Clothing & Accessories
DVDs
Maps
Catalog Quick Shop

Sign up for free

Newsletters

Once a month
get new photos
and expert tips.

Sign up

Young Giant Stingray
Photo: Man holding a young giant stingray
A man holds a newborn giant stingray caught by local fishermen on the Banpakong River near Bangkok, Thailand. The mother stingray measured 14 feet (4 meters) long and weighed an estimated 200 to 300 pounds (90 to 140 kilograms). Scientists hope the presence of a baby and a pregnant mother mean the river is a nursery for these threatened freshwater giants.
Photograph courtesy Zeb Hogan
Giant Freshwater Stingray Profile Page

Related Galleries
Photo: Giant spider crab

Photo Gallery: Giant Sea Creatures

Photo: Box jellyfish

Photo Gallery: Underwater Oddities

Photo: School of fusiliers

Photo Gallery: Schools of Fish

Multimedia

Giant Freshwater Stingray Printable Factsheet

Fish Features
Photo: Man with giant Eurasian trout

Photo Gallery: Megafishes

From sturgeon to taimen, giant freshwater fish are some of the most rare and vulnerable species on Earth.

See Photos
Photo: Zeb Hogan holding a taimen

News Series: Megafishes

Join National Geographic News on the trail with Zeb Hogan as he tracks down and studies real-life "Loch Ness monsters."

Read News
Photo: A school of fish

Fish Videos

Dive beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, and oceans, and see the world of fish from a new perspective.

Watch Fish Videos
Photo: Close-up of a giant freshwater stingray

Giant Stingrays Found Near Thai City

See pictures of the giant freshwater stingray that was caught in the Bang Pakong River in Thailand.

View Gallery
Photo: A giant freshwater stingray captured by fishermen from the Cambodian Mekong in April 2008

Video: Giant Freshwater Stingray

Unknown to science until 1990, the giant freshwater stingray is an elusive creature that inhabits deep rivers in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and northern Australia.

Watch Video
You need the Flash Player version 8.0.0.0 or higher and a JavaScript enabled browser to view this site

Special Advertising Sections

Photo: Horses and old barn

Enter Sweepstakes

Take a photographic journey through Montana and enter for a chance to win a trip for two!

Enter Now
Photo: Glass of water

Take Quiz

Eighteen percent of the world's population can't get safe drinking water. Test your water knowledge.

Fish Right Rail

Get the Latest Headlines
Photo: Grizzly bears

Make us your online news source.

Read News

Get Animal Pictures
Photo: Anemonefish

Get your daily dose of photos.

See Photos

Bring Your Phone to Life
Image: Mobile phone and penguins

Put the sights and sounds of National Geographic on your mobile phone.

Get Wallpapers, Ringtones, More

For Kids!
Photo: A cartoon dog

It's no stretch to find fun facts on our Kids site!

Fun and Games

Shop National Geographic DVDs
Photo: Human Footprint DVD cover

Whatever your interest, you'll be entertained and educated with our collection of best-selling DVDs.

Shop Now